Huge biotechnology companies are tampering with and altering the genetic codes of our foods. It’s called GMO’S for short and stands for Genetically modified organisms. It seems these companies may be determined to eventually convert the entire world’s food supply into genetically modified crops. In a book entitled, Genetic Engineering - Dream or Nightmare, it says these GMO’S are more dangerous to us than nuclear weapons. The reason is these genes replicate indefinately, spread and recombine. Sadly, the average person has little say about it. Most people aren’t even aware of it! More than 68% of the soybeans, 69% of the cotton, and 26% of the corn being grown in America this year contains these GMO’S. In USA Today in the July 10th issue it states that genetically engineered crops are so popular with US farmers that they will actually exceed levels the government predicted earlier this year. But that’s not all. If the GMO’S end up in our corn, they end up in all the products made from corn, such as corn syrup, corn meal, corn starch, corn oil, and so you get the picture. There is just about 100% certainty that we are already eating some form of these GMO’S on almost a daily basis.

Then we have another area to look at, vitamin supplements. In the February issue of Whole Foods Magazine it states that GMO’S in dietary supplements may be greater than people realize. Well if 68% of the soybeans are being modified, and the big push is on for soy products right now, what would we expect? Do the math. By the way, a large percentage of the vitamin E being sold today is derived from soybeans. So here we are taking supplements to help us in the lack of food nutrients, and the supplements are probably poisoning us just as much as the food! A bit ironic isn’t it? Well can’t we just read the labels and avoid these GMO’S, you ask? That’s a good thought but it doesn’t work. First of all, there is no mandatory labeling law, so you’re probably ingesting them whether you know it or not. There a few companies who are beginning to use GMO free labels. But as of now laws are being considered which would prohibit any such labels being used. Sadly enough rumor has it that’s it’s going to pass real soon. Genetically modified wheat seems to be the next product they want to experiment with.

CBS news reported on July 14th that modified wheat was coming to Canada whether the farmers there wanted it or not. The current controversy is over secrecy. It seems that the companies Monsanto Canada and Syngenta do not want to reveal the whereabouts of 50 test sites across Canada. The farmers are worried that the modified wheat pollen may become wind-borne and cross pollinate with their crops. Then we have rice being genetically combined with human protein out in the fields of California’s traditional rice growing region. The two human proteins they are using are lactoferrin and lysozyme. Only God knows what will happen with that experiment. The one GMO that may be somewhat known about is the starlink corn story.

According to a story in the September 4th issue of the New York Times, this starlink corn may not have came as a surprise to the government or to the company (Aventis). It seems both had some indication that the corn might be entering the human food supply more than six months before it was discovered in taco shells. So what can we do? Well, really only a couple of things. The first thing is to be educated on what GMO’S are and stay alert as much as possible as to their progress in getting into our food. The next thing is to get a closer walk with the Lord. If the worse case scenario should happen, He’s the only one that you’re going to be able to count on. You can’t depend on our government to protect you, or your neighbor, or even your good friend. They’re messing with our meat and now with our crops. If rocky times are ahead, you’d better be sure you have a piece of the “Rock”, and I don’t mean Prudential for your insurance needs either!